Chapter 1000

“Let me give you a ride,” Bruce stood up.

Thalassa’s heart clenched at the proposal, her entire body vigilant.

She didn’t need Bruce’s charity at all. Was this another one of his veiled threats?

“It’s just a short walk, and there’s no need for a ride. Please just sit down and eat!” Lucy griped. She grabbed Bruce’s wrist and pulled him back down to the dinner table with a force that brooked no argument.

Bruce didn’t dare to protest Lucy’s assertiveness. Arguing over such a trivial matter was not worth the hassle, especially when it would just lead to Lucy dredging up the past.

Bruce sat back down reluctantly.

Lucy shoved a fork into his hand, “Just keep eating.”

Bruce slumped in his chair. He looked unhappy. His disdain for Lucy had reached its maximum, and he yearned to be free from her right now.

had him in a vice grip.

he was

go back to play the devoted husband, and

left the Bruce’s place, got into

of their territory and driving on the open asphalt

been so constricted, was

grip on the steering wheel tightened as she fought to calm the nervous excitement within her.

and family network IP in her possession. She would simply just request Atticus to hack into Bruce’s phone and computer and delete the video.

could be free, no longer threatened by Bruce, and her mother wouldn’t have to face the psychological torment of the video’s release. Thalassa checked the time; it was

a bite at a nearby diner and then pick up the kids from daycare; it would

a diner not far from the daycare and drove

settled in her booth to wait for

again soon.”

mind and was absorbed in her phone until a tall shadow loomed at the edge of her table,

sight of the tall figure. It was a man with a gentle, smiling face, as refreshing as a soft

Thalassa exclaimed,

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